The Griffon News

The beginning of this school year brought several significant changes to Western residential life including the new monthly health and safety inspections that are designed to provide a clean, safe and healthy place to live on campus.

Western’s residence halls have increased by nearly 200 students after incoming freshman were mandated to live on camps and returning students were given the option of living alone in a super-single suite.

This past academic year Beshears Hall was closed to students while renovations and upgrades were made to the interior. Also with upgrades came policy changes and the intent for more renovations to come.

A new semester brings new students living on campus and new students bring fresh residential assistants (RAs). This year, Missouri Western State University interviewed nearly fifty students for RA positions for the fall semester. The Assistant Director of Housing Sean O’Reilly was highly involved with this procedure.